About the author

Graduated in Biology, with training in Quality and Management. Project coordinator at Quercus ANCN. Civil servant at Moita Municipality. Environment activist, ex-board member in national and european NGOs. Also interested in good governance, transparency and accountability of NPOs. Likes history and historical recreation, drawing, cartooning and performing. Roman Catholic.

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Oct201709

When I first saw the biographic movie of John Nash (A Beautiful Mind) there was a scene that made me think: the one where the basics of the theory of games is explained, with an hypothetic scene of Nash’s university colleagues wanting to dance… Read more

Oct201403

Biotechnology seed companies, aided by advocates from academia and the blogosphere, are using their substantial resources to broadcast the myth of a “scientific consensus” on the safety of genetically engineered crops (GMOs), asserting that the… Read more

Jul201406

The source of our planet’s food is under threat. Ten agro-chemical firms own 73% of the commercial seed market, and as many as 93% of seed varieties have gone extinct. In the US alone 85% of apple varieties have disappeared. Monsanto and co…. Read more

Jun201206

by Fred Magdoffa and Brian Tokarb Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?, asks the title of an article by Lester Brown in Scientific American (May 2009). Just a few years ago, such a question would have seemed almost laughable. Few will be… Read more

Apr201127

«If as a society we decide to place value on ecosystems and charge the users accordingly, we have to be ready to charge the manufacturing company for its impacts AND the fishermen, tourists, etc. for their impacts… and I fear that it will come… Read more

Feb201116

According to piece of news released this month in Washington, a survey of oyster habitats around the world found that the succulent mollusks are disappearing fast and 85 percent of their natural reefs have been lost due to disease and… Read more

Dec201016

In the aftermath of the Cancun COP on climate change, and for those who love cartoons, I leave hereby some links and my modest contribution. It seems that, after all, some other kids didn’t play so fair as well… Ainda no rescaldo da COP… Read more